Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-21
DAKoTA,s AXE REGION.

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Views Of a Yanktonian in Central IDS
koia-Byde C0unty's First Sunda,
school Boy.
Correspondence Press and Dakotsia,
When in Highmore We met o boy j,
front OF his home and for our question
"do You go to the Sabbath school?' re
ceiyed answer. "You bet. / was the first
boy who came to Hyde county" The
talk brought his mother to the door ano
she said she was the first woman who
came to Hyde county, and she brought
the first COW and the first organ to the
county. That soon after her arrival 9
minister of the gospel put in an appear
ance and he was honored with a turn
out of the entire inhabitants OF the
county and yet they were not crowded
for room-the entire count of the con
Rregation numbered just four persons .
A month later a Sabbath school was
formed by Mr.. Kimball, of the American
Sunday school union. This shows that
the religious activities of the pioneer
worker keeps pace with the rapid rail.
road extension in Dakota. You will
oonclude that groves are scarce up this
way when l tell You this oma said she
had nor seen q green tree since she came
to the county, Blk years ago.,
There is but q single oharch editice IN
Hyde county, that of the M. e.
church at Highmore. In Kings
bury county there are six church
editices of the Congregational order,
The meeting house at Lake Henry is
located in q country parish about six
miles distant from the two towns on the
Northwestern, DeSmet and Lake Pres
ton. Rev. F. q Appleton ministers to
this church and another north of the
railroad IL miles away. Mr.. Appleton
is a graduate of Oberlin college and is
q real worker, nor has his work been des-
titute of success. superintendent Gray,
OF the Sabbath school work, lives near
this church. The postoffiee is nearly a
mile distant from the church. The site
for the church building is commanding
and is about q mile from the lake. Lake
Henry is about five miles long aud two
broad in the widest place, separated by
Q narrow "trip from Lake Thompson
OF still larger dimensions. A roadway
winds among the deep tangled wild wood
lining the shores of both lakes. AS my
host. Rev. Appleton, drove me down for
a sight of the two lakes, the air was
freighted with savory odors from the
Towering shrubs on both sides OF the
road between the lakes. We spent the
Sabbath at Lake Henry and added
largely to our mineral collection and
books OF antiquity which we're boxed
and sent forward to Yankton. The con.
tributions from Superintendent Gray of
gold, silver and tin ore and precious
stones and beautiful crystalline forms were
valued at a ton figure at $50.
Preached to a full house in the morn
ing, addressed the Sabbath school, at
tended the little folks "Helping Hand"
meeting in the afternoon and addressed
the christian Endeayor society" in the
interest of q christian education in the
evening. The outlook ID hopeful OF sew
ersl new recruits for Yankton college,
both young men and ladies.
Tuesday morning we were driven to
the railroad station, Lake Preston, and
we're oon rushing along eastward by the
side Of Lake Preston, of still longer d.
mansions than either OF the two afore-
mentioned lakes. We had the pleasant
company of three clerical brethren
whose destination, like ours. was Water
town. Usually the connections were
close between the main track and the
Bookings branch, but we were not SO
fortunate this time, for we were told on
arrival that the cars would not move out
for an hour and q half. They did NOT
start for two hours. The cause of the
delay was the celebration of :hs Norwe.
gisns in honor of NorwaY's national hoIi.
day, the 18th of May, which gave Nor
way her constitutional freedom about
seyenty-three years ago. d. B. n,
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